Jobber&#39;s display trunk



May 31, 1927. 1,630,879

A. W. WINSHIP JOBBERS DISPLAY TRUNK Filed Feb.29; 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 m. h u at v .A 3

I Emma M. al

A. w. wmsl-un JOBBERS DISPLAY TRUNK Filed reb ze, 1924 v :2 Sheets-Sheet 2 (g m a Patented May 31, 1927. i

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. ALBERT w. WINSHIP, OEUTICA, lvnw YORK, nssieivon TO w. w, wnvsHIr & sons, I

Inc; or UTICA, NEW yoaK', A CORPORATION. v

'7 .roBBn'a's DISPLAY JTRUNK. 7

I Ajppli'catien filed February 29, 1924.v Serial-No. 695,979.

commonly known in the trade as a jobbers display trunk. 7

The purpose of the invention is to provide a carrying and display trunk'of new and improved construction, arrangement and operation.

A further purpose is to provide a trunk trunk used for carrying sample shoes has been a relatively narrow deep 'trunk' carrying several separate trays piled one on top of each other in the trunk and having to besuccessively lifted out of the trunk in order to get to the shoes. @The removal of these heavy trays especially those towards the bottom of the trunk many times a day in the course of a days work and their return into the trunk by simply bodily lifting of the trays is recognized as very hard work. One of the objects of my invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the common form of trunk referred to and particularly to provide a trunk which will make access to the shoes much easier and which at the same time will provide convenient and suitable meansfor holding the trays in position to display the shoes. Further purposes and advantages of my invention will appear from the specification and claims herein. r Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a trunk embodying my invention with the trunk set up ready to be opened. I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of said trunk with its sections open but with the" trays still housed entirely within the sections.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe trunk after the trays have been moved to extended positionand the means for supporting the same brought to operative position.

' Referring to the drawings in. a more, particular description it will be'seen that the trunk is formed of two open-faced sections 6 and 7 hinged to each other alongopposing vertical edges and each'adapted to house a tray 8 which is hinged to its section of the trunk so as to be swung out therefromand,

supported in substantially horizontalfposi ion bylegs 9. I

My present invention relates to what is open-faced type and are hinged together'as hinges 17 to the forward the sections 6 and 7: 1

The trunk sections 6 and 7 are each of the 1 by hinges 10 upon opposingedges of thef verticalv when the trunkis set up in any of the positions shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings} Upon the other forward vertical edges of the trunk, that isedge 12 of section and edge 13 of section 7 are the co-operat- 7 mg. parts of a lock 14 and fasteners 15 whereby when the trunk is closed the sections may be securely fastened togetherto form a complete'and rigid trunk.

The trays 8 are of a size'to occupy the en tire cavity of their respective trunk sections with just'enough clearness to readily be 0 swung forwardlyfrom the bottom of the trunk sections to extended and substantially horizontal position as shown in Fig. 3. It 1 will be understood that what are now the rear and top; edges 16 of the trays '8 are 5,

hingedly or .pivotally connected as by.

Near the forward "-lower'edges 19 of the trays "asthey are seen in extended position are locatedhinges' 20 attached to the upper v ends of the supporting legs. .9. Preferably the free, that is the lower ends, of these legs 9'will have extended 'feet. 21to add to'the stability of the trunk and trays when the 85.

trays are in extended position. For the same purpose preferably the upper ends ofthe legs 9 will be widened so that each leg may be attached at spaced points by a pair of the hinges 20 to its tray 8. 7 It will be understood further that the legs 9 and their wide spread- 'ing. feet 21 are relatively thin and flat and that 'thesaidlegs as a whole'are adapted to be 'foldedbackward and up against the exterior bottom of the tray 8 before the trays 7 are let down into housed position within'the trunk section's; 'i

I have illustrated the trunk embodying my invention as particularly"adapted for con-" 7 taining and displaying samplesof shoes and lOO for that purpose eachtray Sis provided with j a longitudinal partition 22'dividing each tray into relatively deep compartments which compartments, however, are of the width adapted'to contain sample shoes. If desired 105. ,these deep compartments 23 maybe-divided rhorizo tally .into; two or more parts by the,

use of, .ollowers or loose dividing boards'24.

upper edges 18 of I placeso anew-hen the-trays with.thelids in place are droppedto housed position with-- in the vtrunk sections the contents of, the

trays will be securely'held from falling out 7 ,adaptedito belclosed together and form a It will now be seen that by setting a trunlt embodyingmy'invention up into the position shown in "Fig. 1 v and then opening the fromv the trays.

sectionsof saidtrunk along its median line as isdone. with a common wardrobe trunk, the trays 8 may be readily swung out and upward to extended.positionand supported in'suchpositionby swinging down the legs The swinging ofthe'trays to outward position even though each contains half the contents-of the trunkiseasily, done fora large part ofthe weight of the tray'is carried by its hinged connection to the trunk. Even during the latter part of this swinging inotion when the salesman is lifting the weight projecting half ofthe contents of the tray he can doso easily as it is a direct lifting action close to his body and the supporting leg. by that timehanging down ready to {take the' weight as the tray ap-' proachesa. horizontal position. After both trays are extended and their lids-removed the halfo'r-moreof the contentsof the trunk is atonoe visible and. available for inspec- 3 ytion. Thetops of thetrunk sections 6 and Tare alsoavailableasa space to restshoes or the articles. being. displayed and. this tion 7 of the trunk as the trunkiis seenin F'gs. 2. and 3; I. have illustrated a further embodiment or modification of my invention-in that the lid 27 .for the-trays in this section of the; trunk is a single lid covering both trays of this section and is permane-ntly butthingedly connectedto the. trunk 1 section 7; furthermore,suchihinged connection is preferably effected throughanintei mediate; connecting stripw28, which is? convnectedito thetray lid or, cover 27 by hinges 29', and which strip in turn is connected to the upperi endor top of. the trunk section 7 -by.l1;inges-, 30;-

means ofithis arrangement thetray cover,27 maybe folded back upon the top of the trunk seotion- 7 to a horizontal positionzwith the strip 28 insubstanti'ally a vertical position as shown in -:Fig.-3. Itwi-ll be understoodofcourse'that the icover 2,7 and the connecting: strip 28 may be folded fiat against the trays when the trays are in the trunk section as shown in Figz2."

l vhat I v cure by Letters Patent is;

1-; In ajobbers displaytrunk, the roomclaim as new and desire to'sebination of two open-faced trunk sections hingedto each other along adjacent vertical edges'of the open face atone side and complete trunk, a covered tray for eachsectionfitting therewithin andof substantially '-the',full-' interiorsize of said jsection'and lunged at its upper forward edgeto-the to a forward ed e of its-section andlada )ted to be swung outwardly. and; up toa horizontal. position level withthe top, of: the trunk and with the loose contentsof the trays held therein and means-for supporting the trays inextended position;

2.111 a jobbersj display trunk, the combination of two open-faced trunhsections hinged to each other along adjacent'yerticahedges of the open face atoneiside and adaptedto be closed together and form a completetrunk, a covered tray-for each? SBOUGIL fitting. therewlthin andv of: substantially. the full interior size. jof said section hinged-at. its, upper-forward edge to the top forward edge of its section and adapted to be swung outwardly and up; to

a horizontal. position level with the top of the trunlcand with-the loose contents. of the trays held thereinand means C011118Ct-6(1l=130 the outer ends of saidtrays for supporting them in extended positi-on..,

In a jobbers display. trunk, thecombination of two open-faced trunk sections hinged to each other along adjacent vertical edges. of the open faceat one side and adapted to beclosedtogetherand form'a complete trunk, acovered tray. for each section fitting therewithin and 0f:.'substantially the full interior'size of'said section and hinged at its upper forward edgeto the top forward edge ofifits-se'ction and adapted to be swung outwardly and'up to a horizontal position level with the top' of the trunk 'andwith the loose contents of the trays held therein and means hingedly con nectedto thetrays for. supporting them in hingedito each-other along adjacent vertical edgesof the; open face at one. side and'adap'ted to be closed together and form a complete -trunk,'-,a' covered-tray for 'eachisection fitting therewithin and of substantially the: fulh interior size of said section and hinged at its upper forward edge to the top forward edge of its: section and adapted to be swungoutwardly and up to a horizontal position with the loose contents of the trays held therein and means hingedly connected to the trays for supporting them from the floor in extended position level with the top of the sections.

5. In a jobbers display-trunk, the combination of two open-faced trunk sections hinged to each other along adjacent vertical edges of the open face at one side and adapted to be closed together and form a complete trunk, a covered tray for each-section fitting therewithin and of substantially the full interior size of said section and hinged at its upper forward edge to the top forward edge of its section and adapted to be swung outwardly and up to a horizontal position with the loose contents of the trays he-ld' therein and means connected to the trays for supporting them from the floor in extended position level with the top of the trunk and adapted to be folded between the respective sections and trays when the trays are housed.

6. In a jobbers display trunk, the combination of two open-faced trunk sections hinged to each other'along adjacent vertical edges of the open face at one side and adapted to'be closedtogether and form a complete trunk, a covered tray for each section fitting therewithin and of substantially the full interior size of said section and hinged at its upper forward edge to the top forward edge of its section and adapted to be swung'outwardly and up to a horizontal position-with the loose contents of the trays held therein and means hingedly connected to the trays for supporting them from the floor in extended position level with the top ofthe trunk and adapted to befolded between the respective sections and trays when the trays are housed.

7. In a display trunk, the combination of a trunk-section having a vertical, open face, a tray hinged at its upper forward edge to the top forward edge "ofthe section and of substantiallythe full interior size of the sectionand adapted to be swung outwardly and upwardly-with the loose. contents of the tray therein, a coverfor said tray hinged adjacent the hinge connecting the trunk and the tray and adapted when open to rest flat upon the trunk section and means for supporting the tray in extended position.

8. In a. display trunk, the combination of a trunk-section having a vertical, open, face,

a tray hinged at its upper forward edge'to the top forward edgeof the, section and of substantially the full interior size of the secti on and adapted to be swung outwardly and upwardly, level with the 'topof the trunk and with the loose contents of the tray held therein, means for supporting the tray in eX tended position and a tray cover, a narrow connecting strip between one end of the tray cover and the forward edge of thetop of the trunk section, and hingedl-y connected, to

said cover and section whereby the cover may be turned back fiat upon the top of the trunk section. v

9. In a display trunk, the combination of a trunk-section having a vertical, open face, a tray hinged at its upper forward edge to the top forward edge of the section and section and adapted to be swung outwardly and upwardly, level with the top of the vof substantially the full interior sizeof the I trunk and with the loose contents of'the 7 tray held therein, means for supporting thetray in extended positionand a tray cover and double hinged connections between one end of said cover and the forward edge of the top of the section whereby the cover may be turned'back flat upon the top of the trunk section; V

In witness whereof I have ailixed my signature, this Gthday of December, 1923.

ALBERT w. wiNsH P; 

